distemper sb. (2 and 3 not pre-S.; 3 cf. DISTEMPERING)
1.
ill humour, ill temper Wiv. III. iii. 230,
III. v. 80
“instigated by his ,”
Wint. I. ii. 385,
Ham. III. ii. 358
“what is your cause of
?,”
III. iv. 122.
2.
deranged condition of
body or mind, illness, disease Ham
II. ii. 55
“your son's
distemper.”
3.
intoxication
H5 II. ii. 54
“little faults,
proceeding on distemper.”
